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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEreEo ANSEL D. KING, OF GRANVILLE CORNEItS,MASSACHUSETTS, AND JUSTUS W. KING, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

IMPRVEMENT INFAUcErs..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,208, dated November4,1873; application tiled April 21, 1873.

To all whom it may concer/n:

Be it known that we, ANsEL D. KING, of Granville Corners, Massachusetts,and JUS- TUs'W. KING, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, have invented aFaucet, of which the following is a specification:

Our invention relates to a self-closing fau cet-cover; and consists inthe arrangement of a pivoted cover to the orifice of the receiver, theobject being to prevent the ingress of foreign substances to thereceiver.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a frontview of plug.

A is the barrel-head; B, the receiver or plug; C, the faucet; D, thevalve-stem; a, valve head or stop b, packing; pc, cover for receiver; d,point of connection between valve and faucet; e, screw securing cover toreceiver; f, recess for fork of faucet. The plug or receiver B weconstruct either of metal or wood. On one end we form a iiange withsquared edges, for screwing the receiver into the wood of barrel. On theperiphery of receiver, back of the iianges l, a thread is cut to holdthe plug or receiver into the wood. Through the receiver an opening isformed longitudinally, and a screw-thread cut running the whole lengthof opening. To this we fit the valve-s em D, also hollow, and withscrewthread on its periphery. This valve-stem is something less inlength than the receiver. On the front or end toward the ange 1 we cutslots f, in which the fork of faucet C lits. On the back endthe stop forpacking b is secured. This packing maybe of rubber, leather, or anysubstance desirable. A little forward of this packing we drill one ormore holes to the center of stein, for passage of the fluid contained inthe barrel to the faucet. On the front of the receiver the cover c issecured by the screw e, with a spring under the head of screw to bear onthe cover, that prevents its getting loose by use.

In using the receiver, a hole is first bored into the barrel, and thereceiver screwed in, the barrel being closed by screwing the stem towardthe front, which causes the packing I) to bear on the end of receiver,the plug or receiver to be left permanently in the barrel, only thefaucet to be removed as the barrel is emptied. IVe then take a faucet ofproper size, on which the forks are prepared, and insert them into therecess of valvestem D, and turn the valve backward. The thread on thefaucet, following in the thread of the receiver, carries back the stemtill the openings are beyond the receiver, when the iiuid will pass inthrough them into the stem to the faucet, and its iiow is stopped orallowed bythe turning of the plug of faucet. When the barrel is emptiedthe faucet is removed, which closes the valve, and then the cover isturned over the opening t0r prevent the ingress of foreign substances.

`We claim- The combination of the pivoted cover c, screw, and spring ewith the receiver B, as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specificationbefore two subscribin g witnesses.

. ANSEL D. KING.

J'USTUS TV. KING.

Vitnesses A. SKAATs, GEO. T. SKAATs.

